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The Ark Files is a good pick for readers who like archaeological thrillers with secret societies, dangerous manuscripts, family mysteries, chase scenes, and clean action-driven suspense.
The Ark Files
Mystery · Historical Mystery
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Treasure hunter Eden Black investigates her father's suspicious death, uncovering a conspiracy involving ancient tablets and a secret society determined to keep them hidden, with a 4.2-star rating from more than 8,200 Amazon reviewers. The Ark Files is a good pick for readers who like archaeological thrillers with secret societies, dangerous manuscripts, family mysteries, chase scenes, and clean action-driven suspense.
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A SECRET SOCIETY…
AN ANCIENT MANUSCRIPT…
ONE WOMAN TO SAVE THE WORLD…
Professional treasure hunter EDEN BLACK is no stranger to action. After all, the artifacts she spends her life returning to their rightful owners aren’t always easy to access.
When Eden’s father dies in a plane crash, her life’s turned upside down. Grief turns to fear when she learns that it wasn't an accident. Everyone involved in an archaeological dig twenty years ago has met with a similar untimely end. Everyone that is, but Eden who was ten at the time.
When her father’s house is raided and burned to the ground, Eden’s forced into action. To learn the truth about her father’s death and save herself from sharing his fate, Eden must uncover the manuscript and expose its secrets once and for all.
But this time the world is watching, and not everyone is on her side.
THE ARK FILES is the first in a brand-new pulse-pounding archaeological thriller series by Luke Richardson. Fans of Dan Brown, Clive Cussler, and Ernest Dempsey will devour this in hours!
While THE ARK FILES has loads of conflict, chase scenes, fighting and suspense, there's no swearing, sex or gore.
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Inspector Robert Finlay returns to work hoping for peace, but finds himself plunged into a brutal investigation into the UK’s sex-trafficking rings.
Deadly Game
Mystery · Police Procedural
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Inspector Robert Finlay returns to work hoping for peace, but finds himself plunged into a brutal investigation into the UK’s sex-trafficking rings. With violent criminals targeting his family and a hidden MI5 operation closing in, Finlay races to protect his loved ones before his enemies close in on all sides.
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After surviving attacks on his life and family, Police Inspector Robert Finlay hopes for a return to normal. But peace is elusive when he’s assigned to investigate a brutal Eastern European sex-trafficking ring. Alongside his new partner, Nina Brasov, Finlay faces a ruthless gang determined to keep their grip on the UK’s human trafficking underworld.
As threats mount at work, a secret MI5 operation reveals a terrifying new danger for Finlay’s family—one he may be powerless to prevent. With allies in short supply, he must juggle his family’s safety, his loyalty to his team, and the increasingly violent criminal network closing in.
Will Finlay uncover the truth in time, or will his enemies strike where he least expects?
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Danny Coogan seeks a quiet life in rural Montana, but his world is shattered when he’s attacked by someone he trusted.
Frontier Justice
Mystery
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Danny Coogan seeks a quiet life in rural Montana, but his world is shattered when he’s attacked by someone he trusted. Pulled into a deadly mix of drug runners, weapons dealers, and a domestic terrorist group, Danny must navigate lies and danger to protect his town, with only a few allies by his side.
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Danny Coogan, a newly appointed Montana Fish and Game Officer and Afghanistan veteran, hoped for a quiet life in the wilderness near Darwin. But his peace shatters when he’s shot and left for dead in the freezing woods by Edmund Goodrunner, a local he once considered a friend.
Dragged into a dangerous web of lies, Danny faces drug runners, weapons dealers, and domestic terrorists. As an FBI investigation unfolds, he must protect the town he’s sworn to serve, even as every move draws him deeper into a deadly game.
With the support of his surrogate father, Senior Game Warden Ben Whitetail, and the Tribal Police Chief, Danny fights to restore peace. But can he uncover the truth before the threats overwhelm everything he holds dear?
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A burned body is found floating in the village well, leaving the community in shock.
Journey to Rajkot
Horror · Mystery · Thriller
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A burned body is found floating in the village well, leaving the community in shock. The local priest must unravel the mystery of the woman’s brutal death before fear consumes the town. As suspicion grows, so does the danger—someone in the village is hiding a deadly secret.
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Chaos erupts in a quiet village when a scream breaks the silence. A body has been found in the well—burned beyond recognition.
The village priest, along with his mother, rushes to the scene, where a crowd gathers around the grisly discovery. The body belongs to a woman, but no one can identify her, and the horrifying nature of her death chills the community.
As suspicion spreads, the priest is drawn into unraveling the mystery. Who was this woman, and why was she killed so cruelly?
With fear gripping the village, the search for the killer becomes a race against time.
Will the priest uncover the truth before more lives are lost?
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When a landslide reveals two bodies, retired DCI Evan Warlow is pulled back into a chilling case he never solved.
The Engine House
Mystery
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When a landslide reveals two bodies, retired DCI Evan Warlow is pulled back into a chilling case he never solved. As the body count rises, Warlow must confront buried secrets and a killer still on the loose. Time is running out, and the idyllic coast hides more horrors than he ever imagined.
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A landslide uncovers two bodies on the Pembrokeshire coast, shattering ex-DCI Evan Warlow’s quiet retirement. Eight years ago, these missing persons were his unsolved case—now, they're murder victims.
Called back to face the ghosts of his past, Warlow must dig through the dark secrets buried beneath the idyllic landscape. As the investigation unfolds, the body count rises, and Warlow begins to question if he still has the instincts—and the stomach—to face a ruthless killer.
Time is running out, and the killer remains at large. Can Warlow expose the deadly truth before more lives are claimed, or has he lost his edge for good?
Old cases, new horrors, and a murderer who never left.
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Kinsley Skeenbauer returns to Coventry, a town brimming with magic, secrets, and danger.
Black Magic Kitten
Cozy Mystery
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Kinsley Skeenbauer returns to Coventry, a town brimming with magic, secrets, and danger. Once the reluctant heir to a witch dynasty, she’s thrust into chaos when a murder shakes the town—and the charming sheriff eyes her as a suspect. With her powers awakening and a killer on the loose, Kinsley must unravel the truth before she’s next.
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Kinsley Skeenbauer swore she’d never return to Coventry, the quirky small town she fled at seventeen. But now, divorced, jobless, and driving a clunky car filled with regrets, she’s back—and Coventry isn’t exactly rolling out the welcome mat. As the reluctant heir to a powerful witch legacy, Kinsley must face a destiny she’s spent years avoiding.
When a body turns up behind the diner, suspicion quickly falls on Kinsley. The town’s charming sheriff is watching her every move, and the clock is ticking to clear her name. As danger looms and secrets unravel, Kinsley must embrace her magic to catch a killer—or risk becoming the next victim.
With spells, mystery, and a mischievous black cat, Coventry is anything but ordinary. Will Kinsley finally belong?
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The Spider Heist drops a disgraced former FBI specialist into a crime she never agreed to commit.
The Spider Heist
Mystery · Thriller
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The Spider Heist drops a disgraced former FBI specialist into a crime she never agreed to commit. Forced into a high-stakes heist, Blair Morgan recognizes skills that mirror her own training and suspects a deeper operation at work. As law enforcement closes in and loyalties fracture, survival depends on choosing who to trust in a world built on deception. This thriller blends technical precision, moral tension, and relentless momentum.
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The FBI taught her everything. Even how to get away with stealing millions.
Blair Morgan has an impossible choice. Once the FBI's premier covert entry specialist, she's now serving coffee after nine months in prison—betrayed by a boss she trusted for following his orders.
But when masked gunmen take her hostage for a high stakes bank heist, Blair's survival instincts immediately kick in.
The crew's getaway quickly transforms into a heart-stopping chase across Los Angeles, and Blair glimpses something impossible: thieves who rappel down skyscrapers, outmaneuver tactical teams, and vanish like ghosts. The skills they display aren't just good—they're elite.
With police helicopters circling, squad cars crashing, and her former FBI boss closing in with deadly intent, Blair must choose between returning to a life in ruins or risking everything on this team she barely knows.
But in a world where everyone wears a mask, freedom comes at the highest price of all—trust.
And Blair Morgan is done playing by the rules.
The Spider Heist is the first book in a breathtaking thriller series where danger hides in plain sight, and nothing is what it seems. Perfect for fans of Money Heist, The Italian Job, and Heat.
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After surviving a brutal attack, Toby seeks refuge in his family home—only to uncover a skull buried in the garden.
The Witch Elm
Literary Fiction · Mystery
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After surviving a brutal attack, Toby seeks refuge in his family home—only to uncover a skull buried in the garden. As detectives probe his past, Toby faces unsettling truths about his life and memories. In this haunting tale, acclaimed by Stephen King and Gillian Flynn, every revelation pulls him deeper into a mystery that threatens to shatter his reality.
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Toby is the golden boy: charming, carefree, and lucky—until the night he isn’t. Attacked in his home by two burglars, Toby barely survives, his injuries leaving him a shadow of his former self. Seeking solace, he retreats to his family’s ancestral home to care for his dying uncle, Hugo.
But peace is shattered when a skull is found in the garden’s elm tree, triggering a police investigation that spirals into Toby’s darkest fears. As detectives dig into his family’s secrets, Toby is haunted by a chilling possibility: has his charmed life been built on lies?
From the acclaimed author praised by Stephen King and Gillian Flynn, this gripping tale blurs the lines between memory and reality, unraveling a mystery that will leave you questioning everything.
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When Dunbar takes a job investigating stolen cattle, he stumbles upon a far darker secret: the disappearance of young Annie Mora.
Dark Prairie
Historical Fiction · Mystery · Western
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When Dunbar takes a job investigating stolen cattle, he stumbles upon a far darker secret: the disappearance of young Annie Mora. As he digs deeper, powerful men tied to a new dam project will stop at nothing to protect their plans. But Dunbar is ready for a showdown on the dark prairie.
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In a town blinded by indifference, one cowboy refuses to let justice slip through the cracks.
Hired at the Little Six Ranch, Dunbar’s job begins with a routine investigation into stolen cattle. But when a young girl named Annie Mora vanishes, the simple case unravels into a tangled web of corruption involving Tut Whipple, a powerful developer with dangerous plans.
As Dunbar digs deeper, he uncovers shady dealings tied to a newly built dam and reservoir, putting him squarely in the crosshairs of ruthless men determined to protect their secrets. With each step, the stakes grow deadlier.
Now, Dunbar must decide how far he’s willing to go to uncover the truth, knowing that a final showdown on the dark prairie awaits him. Will justice prevail, or will the town’s shadows swallow it whole?
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Ellie Davis is ready to leave her heartbreak behind with a new job and a promising romance.
His End Game
Mystery · Romance
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Ellie Davis is ready to leave her heartbreak behind with a new job and a promising romance. But when her ex, Max McLellan, reappears, old wounds reopen. Torn between the allure of a second chance and the fear of repeating past mistakes, Ellie’s journey is messy, raw, and deeply personal.
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Ellie Davis is piecing her life back together. With a new job at Charlotte's hottest bar and sparks flying with her irresistible manager, things are finally looking up. She’s ready to move on from her heartbreak, especially from the chaos that was Max McLellan.
But just as Ellie starts to feel stable again, Max crashes back into her life, stirring up the past she’s worked so hard to forget. Old feelings resurface, threatening her fresh start and her budding romance.
As Ellie struggles between her painful history and the hope of new love, she must decide whether to follow her heart or protect it. Will she risk everything for a second chance, or is she destined to repeat her mistakes?
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When Harper inherits her great-grandmother's bookshop, she expects charm and cozy shelves—not magical secrets, family feuds, or a crafty book thief.
The Mystery in the Margins
Mystery · Cozy Mystery
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When Harper inherits her great-grandmother's bookshop, she expects charm and cozy shelves—not magical secrets, family feuds, or a crafty book thief. As mysteries unfold in Havenwood, Harper realizes this bookshop may hold the key to her dreams… if she can keep it from slipping through her fingers.
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A charming bookshop, a sprinkle of magic, and a hidden legacy.
Harper Sullivan has always dreamed of finding a place to call her own, with a cozy bakery close by and a community to welcome her. When she unexpectedly inherits her great-grandmother's bookshop in the quaint town of Havenwood, it feels like destiny.
But this shop holds more than dusty pages—it’s filled with secrets, family rivalries, and a sprinkle of old magic that Harper never anticipated. As she settles in, a rogue book thief and a prickly cousin challenge her claim to the legacy she’s just begun to cherish.
With everything she’s ever wanted on the line, can Harper untangle the shop’s mysteries before her fresh start vanishes?
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Five years after Veronika Lake vanished at a lakeside party, journalist Karen Blackstone arrives in Greenville to unravel the chilling mystery.
Sugar Island
Mystery
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Five years after Veronika Lake vanished at a lakeside party, journalist Karen Blackstone arrives in Greenville to unravel the chilling mystery. In a town shrouded in secrets and silence, the serene waters of Lake Moosehead hide truths darker than anyone dares to admit. As Karen uncovers shocking revelations, she must face the lake’s haunting past—and its deadly grip.
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In 2017, a group of teenagers gathered for a carefree party on the shores of Lake Moosehead. By morning, Veronika Lake had vanished without a trace. Five years later, journalist Karen Blackstone arrives in the quiet town of Greenville, Maine, determined to uncover the truth behind the disappearance.
As Karen digs deeper, the locals’ wary silence and buried secrets only intensify her resolve. The pristine lake and its surrounding forest hide more than just memories—they conceal a darkness that refuses to stay hidden. With each revelation, Karen inches closer to uncovering a truth as chilling as the icy depths of the lake itself.
What really happened to Veronika, and will Karen survive long enough to expose it?
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